After two weeks of trout fishing here and there you know I had to squeeze in a day of fly fishing for carp. Visiting South African pal, Garth Wellman, wasn’t so sure about the idea when I first tossed it out there, especially after the two days of epic trout fishing I’ve showed him. But … Read more
It was Day 2 of the Johnny Boyd Carp Classic here on Blackfoot Reservoir. My Team, “Could be Worse” of Ben Smith, Trevor Wine and myself were sitting in 10th place out of the 30 Teams. A comeback to win was doubtful but I’ve learned over the years that anything can happen so we jumped … Read more
Teammate Ben Smith rolled into camp at a decent hour last night here on Blackfoot Reservoir. We visited around the campfire but hit the sack fairly early. We now have our full team of Ben Smith, Trevor Wine and myself for the Johnny Boyd Carp Classic. The event starts tomorrow so today we practiced. … Read more
Yes, that’s my old car almost completely buried in snow in mid March. There’s some absolute garbage falling from the sky today here in Victor, Idaho. It’s been warm so the snow is soggy. It rained all night. Then it turned to sleet this morning and now it’s dumping snow. It’s just lovely! But, it’s … Read more
It’s been an unbelievably great season of trout fishing in our area. In fact it’s been so good that if you’re not careful you can start to expect it and perhaps even take it for granted. That’s why this week Granny and I rested the trout gear and went fly fishing for carp. While many … Read more